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My bathroom tile job took three weekends, not one
I thought laying a 5x7 foot floor with 12 inch tiles would be a quick weekend project. The first day was just getting the old floor up, and the subfloor needed a lot of leveling. Cutting around the toilet flange and the vanity legs added hours I didn't plan for. Has anyone else had a small tiling job blow up their schedule like this?
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rose_perry125mo ago
What kind of leveling compound did you end up using on the subfloor? I've heard some types are a nightmare to work with and add a full day of drying time before you can even think about laying a tile.
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flores.mark5mo ago
Man, did you have to cut any of those tiles more than once because the measurements were off?
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laura_wilson5mo ago
Ngl, I saw a video where a contractor said to always double the time you think a tile job will take. Those cuts around obstacles are what get you every single time. It's never just a flat square space. The leveling compound drying time is a whole other headache that people forget to plan for. Your story sounds exactly like every DIY tile project I've ever heard about.
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nancyramirez5mo ago
Oh the classic "quick weekend tile job" story. It's basically a rite of passage for home improvement. You start with a nice square room in your head, and then reality hits you with a toilet flange and a weird corner. That leveling step is the silent schedule killer nobody talks about until they're sitting on the bathroom floor waiting for it to dry.
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